Appearing on the Jumbotron in the arena earlier, son Andrew Christie spoke for New Jersey, announcing “its 51 delegates will be given to Donald J. Trump for president of the United States”.
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“Trump’s proposal would assure the enmity of all Muslims, including those whose support we need if we are to prevail”, Mukasey wrote in the magazine.
“We didn’t disqualify Hillary Clinton to be president of the United States”, Christie said.
Tiffany Trump, who just graduated from her dad’s alma mater, the University of Pennsylvania, hasn’t campaigned that much, and admitted that speaking to such a large crowd was still new to her.
“Is she guilty or not guilty”, Christie repeatedly asked.
But that message didn’t carry Christie to the White House four years later. Several times, the crowd responded to Christie by chanting, “Lock her up!” “Maybe it’s not coincidental that it took a personality as big as Trump’s to rein in Christie’s penchant for self-aggrandizement”. Listing, one by one, a selection of GOP-authored bills that President Barack Obama had vetoed, the Senate Majority Leader repeated the simple, uninspiring mantra: “Donald Trump would sign it”. “We must unify, work tirelessly, and together, save this great nation”, he said.
“The fact that he showed more respect to Donald Trump than he did to Mitt Romney speaks volumes”.
Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign took to Facebook Live on Tuesday to read out every lawsuit that Republican candidate Donald Trump has been involved in – all 5,500 of them.
Cruz’s hedging could provide a reminder of how Trump’s polarizing, unpredictable bid for the nomination has alienated Republicans both on the right and in the center. Of supporting Trump, he said, “I’m working very hard to get there”.
Urging party unity, Mr Ryan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, warned Democrats were “offering a third Obama term, brought to you by another Clinton”. The tallying of the votes was followed by a display of Trump’s two-track persuasion effort: Testimonials vouching for his character – delivered by his family – and searing indictments of Democratic rival Hillary Clinton’s character – delivered by the rest of the party.
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus said he “probably” would have fired his own speechwriters under similar circumstances and acknowledged the matter was a distraction.
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As usual in this unpredictable convention, the list of speakers includes some unusual names, including Andy Wist, founder and CEO of a waterproofing company in the Bronx, as well as Dana White, president of the popular Ultimate Fighting Championship, which promotes mixed martial arts and features top-ranked fighters in the sport.
